Rifle Caliber Customization

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Most irl hunters or gun enthusiasts will know that you can buy most models of a rifle in a few different calibers. I propose this is implemented as a mechanic in Call of the wild. As a "flagship" rifle for this new mechanic I suggest the Ruger No.1, a single-shot breach loader. The Ruger No.1 can be chambered in literally every rifle caliber in call of the wild except .300 blk and .470NE. In total the Ruger No.1 comes in about 72 different calibers. I think this would make for a fine addition as a new rifle and a new mechanic that can be applied to all firearms in the game to some extent, further increasing the players ability to customize and tailor make their own game experience.

How I propose this works;
This mechanic is a free update to the base game. In the base game, the Ruger No.1 is the last rifle to be unlocked, once it's unlocked it can be purchased in any of the base game rifle calibers (including .454, .44 Mag and .357 Mag)

For calibers only accessible via DLC that the Ruger No.1 can use (.375 H&H, .30-06, .308 etc.) I propose that those calibers only be shown as a purchasable option for the rifle assuming the player has the required DLC to purchase and use that caliber

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.204 Ruger

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Bump, because I love this idea

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Thanks for the bump

.218 Bee

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. 30-06 Springfield

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I love the grain, and the chrome finish 🤌

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Pepper laminate and stainless, always nice

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.22 Hornet

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.22 PPC

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.22-250

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.220 Swift

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.222 Remington

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.223 Remington

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6mm PPC

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6mm Remington

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.243 Winchester

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.25-06 Remington

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.250 Savage

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.257 Roberts

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.257 Weatherby Magnum

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.458, Win Mag iirc

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6.5 Remington

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6.5×55

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6.5 PRC

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I don't like the Ruger No.1 with a full length stock, but I'm sure some people out there do. Maybe we can choose the type of stock on our guns one-day in cotw

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Rifle Caliber Customization

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6.5-284 Norma

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6.5 Creedmoore

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The end goal of this idea is to over time allow players to purchase any firearm in various calibers where applicable. For example, the .270 Huntsman (and other .270 variants) is based on the Wetherby Mk.V Hunter model. If we look at its irl caliber availability, we could easy get it in .243, .270, .30-06, .308, 6.5, and 7mm mag in game with rifle caliber customization

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I love full stock style rifles, so I'm all for this one

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.264 Winchester Magnum

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#1250061263019573339

I posted this idk how long ago

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.270 Winchester

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.35 Whelen

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.270 Wetherby Magnum

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.275 Rigby

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One last bump before bed

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7x57

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Ruger No.1 in 9.3×74R, the .375 H&H's German relative

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Running with the idea of multiple calibers for rifles in game, here's a interesting one. This is a M1 Garand (M1 Iwaniec in game) but instead of the standard .30-06, it's chamberd in .458 Winchester Magnum !

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Happy New years everybody
Hopefully with some luck well see this in game in 2025 already

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You know, in theory, any gun that can use the .30-06 Springfield cartridge could use the 9.3x62mm just as easily

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Really ? I didn't know that but imma go look at it now

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.30-06 is 7.62x63mm if I remember right, and the 9.3 is a mm shorter. Aside from that the case head is very similar in size

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Ja .30-06 is 63mm long, coincidentally I looked at it again today
So 9.3x64 Brenneke could probably also easily work in any rifle that can run .30-06 aswell then, interesting.

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7mm-08

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7mm Remington Magnum

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Ruger No.1 .500NE

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7mm STW

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.280 Remington

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.280 AI

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7.62×39

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.30-30 Winchester

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.30-40 Krag

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.30-06 Springfield

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.300 Winchester Magnum

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Imagine this little rascal of a rifle

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.300 H&H magnum

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.300 RCM

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Here's the irl counterpart of the Olsson .308
Could be cool if it was available in existing in-game calibers like 6.5, .308 (that's it's already in obv), .300 Win Mag and .375 H&H

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.300 Weatherby Magnum

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Now here's something I'd love to see in game one-day. A rifle based on the old Ruger M77 Mk.ii would really make my heart beat warm. One can get this rifle in many different calibers from .22-250 to .338 Win Mag, there's even some models that come in .375 H&H, .416 Rigby and .458 Lott !

The one in the photo is my one in .30-06 spring. It really makes for a great bushveld rifle with 220gr loads

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.303 British

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.308

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.338 RCM

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.338 Federal

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Here's a cool one. The first gun is the "Live Q or die" Fix. This rifle comes in 3 different calibers; 6.5 Creedmore, .308 Winchester and 8.6 Blackout. I'd personally love to see an 8.6 Blackout rifle in CotW with suppressor mechanics to really make it worth using. For those who don't fancy the AR style of the Fix, the second photo is of a Remington 700 with a Faxon 8.6blk barrel. Would be great to buy a Remington 700 in anything from .223 up to .375, including 8.6 Blackout.

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.338 Winchester Magnum

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.35 Remington

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The Mårtensson 6.5mm is a beautiful in game rifle. Based on its real life counter part, the Bergara B-14 HMR, this rifle can be purchased in 8 different calibers, 5 of which are already modeled in game. This rifle would be available in .308, 6.5, .22-250, .450 Bushmaster and .300 Win Mag

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.35 Whelen

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Nice to know what that gun was based on, I felt like I had seen it IRL before.

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I'm planning on going through all the rifles and then maybe shotguns and handguns in game aswell. It's quite interesting to see how EW depicts the irl thing in their game

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Here's a rifle I want to get in a number of different calibers. This is the King 470DB's irl counterpart, the Krieghoff Classic "Big Five" Double Rifle. Now, in game we only have the Big 5 model of this rifle meaning we could have it in .375, .450/.400NE, .400/.416NE, .470NE or .500NE

However, the other model is identical in most ways except it accepts smaller rifle cartridges like 7x57R, 7x65R, .308, .30-06, .30R Blaser, 8x57 IRS, 8x57 RS and 9.3x74R, so theoretically we could see all of these calibers for the King rifle in game. For me personally, this is something I would absolutely love to see

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.357 Magnum

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I highly agree with this

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Id love it in 9.3x74R

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You and I are about the only ones that want that 😂

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apparently hey 😂
maybe oneday you and i get good news

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So the Johansson .450 has a very very nice model, with great animations and sounds in game, but it only comes in .450, of which I am not a big fan. The irl counterpart of the rifle is the Mossberg Patriot wallnut. Irl this rifle can be chamberd in 6.5mm, 7mm magnum, .22-250, .243, .270 Winchester, .30-06 Springfield, .300 Magnum and .308 Winchester just to name some of the calibers already available in game. Personally I'd love it in .30-06 with the gunshot sound of the Eckers

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Fully agree

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9.3x62

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Now this is a rifle I'd like to see in game, especially with the ability to choose its caliber. This is the much revered Winchester Model 1895. This rifle historically comes in 10 different calibers, namely;
.30-40 Krag
7.62x54R
7.92x57
.303 British
.30-03
.30-06
.35 WCF
.40-72 WCF
and "Big Medicine", the .405 Winchester.
3 of these cartridges already exist in game so I think this could be a wonderful rifle to receive with the Rifle Caliber Customization mechanic.

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Per usual I agree that in 303 would wreck havoc

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I want one in .30-40 I will hunt with it, but honestly, I want it to just to say I have one

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9.3x74R
My beloved German

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A beauty

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. 375 H&H magnum
My beloved Brit

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.45-70 Ruger no.1

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That is absolutely gorgeous

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.375 Ruger

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.375 Winchester

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.35 Whelen

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.35 Whelen Ruger no.1

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.38-55 Winchester

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.338 Laupua Magnum in a single shot anyone ?

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.404 Jeffery

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So the idea for new lever rifles has been floating around for a while and this one fits in very nicely with this idea. This is the Browning BLR, available in a little over 20 different calibers (10 of which are already available in game). These calibers would cover classes 2-9, all out of the same lever rifles platform

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.405 Winchester

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sleek, light, beautiful & lethal. The Ruger no.1 in .30-06 Springfield

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.416 Remington Magnum

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Ruger No.1 in .416 Rigby. A real big game rifle

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.416 Ruger

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Ruger no.1 with a mannlicher full stock in .270 Winchester

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Here's a rifle I'd like to see in different calibers. This is the Malmer 7mm Magnum's (photo 1) irl counterpart, the Remington 700 SPS. irl the Remington 700 SPS comes in 11 different calibers, 10 of which are in game. Two other models I personally prefer are the Remington 700 SPS Tactical 22" barrel (photo 2) and the Remington 700 CDL (photo 3). These two rifles have a more restricted caliber range but are probably significantly more visually appealing with refernce to their stocks. I also personally like the heavy duty barrel of the SPS Tactical

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Browning BLR would make SRP, Layton Lakes, and Rancho a whole lot of fun. Something like a .257 Roberts in the 3-7 class range.

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.416 Rigby

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Ruger No.1 sporter in .44 mag

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.44 Remington Magnum

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One day

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Ruger No.1 in 9.3×74R is really a rifle I could do with in CotW right now (especially if 9.3×74R received a suitable buff)

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.45-70 Government

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Ruger No.1 undressed

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.454 Casull, btw the Thompson Center Encore or Pro Hunter would be an incredible rifle too, you can swap it to literally any rifle, handgun, or shotgun cartridge

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Browning B78 in 6mm Remington for classes 2-5

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I got one irl best rifle ever

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.450 Bushmaster

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.450 Marlin

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.450 Nitre Express

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.17 WSM

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Yeah they’re a beauty just bought one today irl

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If I could buy firearms as easily as in a country like the US, I'd be a happy guy

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Ruger No.1 in .450 Nitro Express
Crazy single shot elephant slapper

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.450/400 Nitro Express

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.454 Casul

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.458 Winchester Magnum

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.458 Lott

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Could do with a .30-40, .303, .30-06, 7.62×54r and .405 version of this in game right now

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.460 G&A

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.243, .308, .358, .338 Federal. I'd love to see it in .358 or .338, I'd use it more than any of the other gear

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Beautiful rifle

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Been a while since I've seen one, but that's the BLR, right? This game could use the BLR and the 760/7600 pump rifles with a few caliber customization options.

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Nah, that's Henry's Long Ranger

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Gotcha. Henry is a great one too.

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These are the BLRs, not the most fancy but they are nice and you can chamber then in all sorts of calibers

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I'd love a BLR in .270 and .30-06

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Yup, or .257 Roberts or .264.

Basically I want the ultimate long range lever action Pronghorn rifle.

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I'd take one in .270, .30-06 and ..257 just a lever action pack

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This is the rifle I want most though. Musgrave Model 90 "Field"
It comes in;
.243
.25-06
.270
.30-06
.308
6mm XC
6.5 Creedmoor
6.5 PRC
6.5x55
7x64
7x57
9.3x62
7mm mag
7mm PRC
.300 PRC
.300 H&H
.300 win mag
.300 WSM
.375 H&H
.375 Ruger
.404 Jeffery
.416 Rigby
.458 Lott
.500 Jeffery
.223 Ackley
6x47 lapua
6.5x47
6.5-284
.22-250
.260 Rem
.270 WSM

And if you order from Musgrave themselves, you can get it in .257 or .264 and practically anything else they can fit in the gun without redesigning the whole thing

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.460 S&W Magnum

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.475 Linebaugh

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.475 Turnbull

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.480 ruger, the largest diameter round the Ruger No.1 is made in

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This is the Remington 870, the irl counterpart for the Cacciatore 12G in game.
The Remington 870 can be chamber for 12g, 16g, 20g, 28g and .410 bore. I think the Cacciatore .410 might be very useful for a hand full of small game hunters in game

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May I point out Westley Richard's falling block? An extremely finely crafted rifle available in several proprietary cartridges famous as hunting rounds or dozens of modern cartridges (pick a .318 or you're all Heathens)

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Absolute beauty

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Springfield/Remington 1903 in .35 Whelen

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Weatherby mk5 (.270 Huntsman in game) in .30-06

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Ruger no.1 with a full stock in .450 NE

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We got an Updated description ladies and gentlemen.

Just updated the description to detail how I intended this caliber customization to work with calibers that are only accessible via DLC (like .375, .30-06 and .308)

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This is essentially all I could ask for in terms of the idea within this thread. This example comes from Hunting Simulator 2

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I think this one could satisfy a lot of small game hunters. The Drilling Rifle is a pretty customizable in terms of calibers. Depending on the make and model of the firearm, the shotgun barrels can be 12ga or 16ga and the rifle caliber can be almost anything from .22H up to 9.3x74R

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I know I've posted this before but I'm lus to post it again.
There's a company that made M1 Garands, in .458 Winchester Magnum. I'm not sure how this would ever be balanced in game. Maybe insane recoil and the gun itself is very expensive along with ammo that isn't too cheap either ?

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They also have a very slow fire rate too, it's just a hair faster than a bolt action but if you shoot too quickly it jams

Edit: .458 or not that gun is gorgeous and if I could get one I'd want a .35 Whelen version that looks almost exactly the same, possibly with a scout rail

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Good news
There's a gunsmith named Tim Shufflin that can make the .35 Whelen M1 garand happen.

The photo is from TFB's piece on the "Mini-G"

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I'll take out a loan

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Well worth it lol

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Right, here's an interesting one. The little ol M1 Carbine. Originally they come chambered in .30 Carbine, it's debatable how well it'll perform in a hunting role but some claim it's great for small game and deer, others say you can take moose with it (maybe it takes a whole mag). The M1 Carbine can be rechamberd for a number of different calibers, including; .45 Winchester Magnum, .22 Spitfire (also known as 5.7 Spitfire), .50 AE and .256 Winchester Magnum. I think this could be a really nice, light small-medium game rifle. (Think classes 1-4/5 for the various calibers)

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Actually, funny story, I've read before the during the Battle of the Bulge( during the stalemate I assume) soldiers were using carbines to hunt roe deer for fresh meat, the did prefer the M1 Garand for wild boar and red deer though

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There we go, perfect C3 gun for CotW

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Yeah, and .30 carbine ammo has improved majorly since then too. Polymer Tipped high velocity rounds are pretty easy to find and the rifles being made are designed to function with the stronger ammo too.

I'm my home town I actually knew someone who liked hunting feral pigs with one. He targeted pigs in 30 to 60ish pound range but it did the job

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I think that I've posted this one before, but I'd really like a rifle based off of the Remington 700 SPS Tactical with a heavy 20" barrel. It can be chamberd for .308 Winchester, 6.5 Creedmore, .300 AAC BLK and .223 Remington. Also it has a threaded muzzle so it can easily fit something like a suppressor if it were ever added to CotW.

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1 more to 90

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.500 S&W, .454, .357, .45 colt, .44, .480, .460 S&W, .475 Rowland

I could happily use all of them

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The Ruger No.1 Woodland Stalker would be such a treat if EW implemented it like this

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If EW did this with our weapons as well as ammo & weapon accessory options, it would resolve 60% the game lacks. I would rather have this than 3 variant options we have now.

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The Ultimate: Weapons & Ammo Rework
• EW utilizes its own in-game branding/manufacturer - ties in with new npc's like Mat
• Every Rifle, Pistol, & Shotgun model has a Caliber/Gauge Selecter
• Ammo Art is added for more immersion
• Various Caliber/Ga - Ammo/Shell Options to hunt various game
• Weapon accessory Slots: Stocks, Barrels, Brakes/Chokes, Forend: (Grips/Bipods)
• Updated Paint Zones
= 👌 Perfect

I'd gladly restart my playthrough if this happens and it would expand gameplay as well as more Credit use. I hate buying Weapon Packs and getting them for free, its like a handout. I'd rather have to buy them in-game as a means of progression. A step further would be to rework the weapon mastery to not only unlock slot components but to further increase your effective use with it.

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I think the suggestions you've made would definitely add so much to the game. I really hope EW really looks into it

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I appreciate it & I hope they do as well. I understand it would be a huge overhaul but if they dont intend to make a 3rd title and expect to keep this going for 5-6+ more years I really feel this will help keep it going for the long haul. Plus the game needs more narrative to the storyline.

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Most definitely
I plated a lot of War Thunder at a stange and that game is about 12 years old now. The devs of that game have overhauled so many huge systems over the years including upgrading their game engine, so I have some hope that maaaaybe EW can do it too. I'm not very knowledgeable on coding and game design though so if it can't be done in CotW then I'll just accept that

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If I recall The Angler (Series X/S) was developed on the new Ver. of the Engine so its possible they might if their forced to update to newer gen systems. I know their trying to avoid it to maintain accessibility to players on older systems. 🫤

Though imho I think they have 1-2 more years before having to decide when the next gen is released. If the rumors are true the next xbox is going to be a PC/Console Hybrid so......who knows bc I'm certain PC's are going to get new tech as well esp. with VR advancing with ea. passing year as well.

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Ja I think they're gonna be pushed to make a decision sometime soon. Let's just hope it's a good decision with a favorable outcome

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Agreed, though I still feel EW would benefit to start planning a 3rd title in advance with more depth, but if not I cant see them not doing overhauls to keep CotW going. But we wont know till the time comes. In the mean time all we can do is pitch ideas & see what sticks 😅

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I'd pay for this, legitimately, I'd would pay for this and for a next Gen upgrade (as long as it's not like a full price game) and have zero regrets.

I love this game and anything to make it more replaceable would be incredible

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I'm working on a new thread in-depth & I'm hoping EW will notice related to what I stated above as well as all of you guys making valid points and shared findings. Hopfully as a team effort we'll see these changes applied in the future. Esp if EW has no intention on making a 3rd title. I'm in hopes EW will be willing to overhaul & update these key points if they intend to keep this title going for the next 6+ years.

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To you guys and many others. https://discord.com/channels/393040947006406657/1341850426340937789

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Here's the FN 49
It's a FN designed in....1949
Although originally chambered in 8mm mauser (7.92×57) it's also available in .30-06, 7×57, .308 and 7.65×53 Argentine

Would give the M1 a run for it's money and the Gewher 43 if it was ever added

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I really do wonder if the concept of this mechanic is an "if" for CotW, or a "When"

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As another semi-auto I'd be ok with this. I'm disappointed with the AR's bc EW didnt mix it up with different action variants. I get the 300wm Nemo & Ruger 22LR but the 223 & 308 could've easily been bolt AR models. On that note the M1 was a welcomed addition same with the M44 Carbine. I'd love to see a pack or 2 with surplus rifles. Wouldn't even hesitate to buy them.

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I haven't bought the .300 AR pack because I'm honestly not interested. A surplus pack with a 1903, Kar98 kurz and basically any other surplus rifle and I'm sold...but I want the old school scopes and scope mounts for them

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Couldn't agree more with yea on that 1. I got the pack for the other weapons in the pack. I very rarely use the 300 AR unless I'm farming Cape on Savanna for credits. Sadly thats all I use that reserve for because it feels empty after finishing the Narrative. It does pain me to say that, however if hyenas & Honey Badgers get ported into it I'll likely hunt it more. I'm really hoping 2.0 has at least 3-4 predators to hunt aside from the leopard. I take that back I also go to Savanna to hunt Warthogs but they need some Tlc & sized up imo.

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The warthog are tiny in CotW. I've seen quite a number of warthog irl and they get biiiig.

Me personally though, I hope EW makes a "super map" for Africa 2.0, I'm willing to pay between 2 and 3 times the price and wait long for it, but what I expect is an accurate depiction of a very specific region of Africa (preferably in the Messina region of South Africa) where the geography is good and the Flora is right. Then with regards to animals, I expect a minimum of 28 species for the map (double the most we have on a map rn) but I can easily make a list of 35-40. You'll be happy to know it includes a handful of fur bears and predators lol. And finally, 1 new, beautiful rifle and a nice new thematic outfit. For that, I'd be ready to pay substantially more for and wait as long as it takes.

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I'd love that. Though that's a thought for EW as a last hoora is release 3 Super reserves: Africa, EU, & US/Canada. That would be Wild to see & to put the icing on top they collab the character arcs from ea. Location kinda like they did with New England but much larger oh that would be sweet to see.

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One can only hope

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Right

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The Remington 700 is such a cool rifle imo. This one only the Remington 700 action in I can't remember what chassis and I think maybe it's a Faxon 8.6 blk barrel. I think it could make a really cool, lightweight, compact rifle

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I wouldn't mind a Ruger Mini-14 in game with this suggested mechanic. I'd hope though that the scope mounting option is one of the 3 that I've attached.

The Mini-14 could be available in .222, .223, .300 Blk, 7.62×39 and even 6.8 SPC

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So here's the Mini-14's big brother, the M14 (in this case the Springfeld ArmouryM1A)

Now it doesn't have as many factory standard calibers as the Mini-14, but, it's fairly easy to have a gun Smith to do a barrel change for anything that's parent case is .308, like 7mm-08, .358 Winchester and even .338 Federal

From the factory the M1A can be purchased in .308 or 6.5 Creedmoore

I really like it with the side scope mount, because I'm not a fan of scout rifle scope positions

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M14 or M1A would be a slick addition. Any caliber based on the .308 winchester case. The means .308, .243 Winchester, .338 Federal and a bucket full of wildcat calibers

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I'd be really happy if EW added the M1A (especially with the nice side scoup mount)
I'd be even happier if they mad a model available in .338 Federal. I read up .338 Fed a while ago after you mentioned it in your other suggestion and it really seems like such a cool cartridge so I'd love to see it in game

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I'm having a .338 barrel put on an action I got at a yardsale yesterday, I already took it to a Smith lol

Recognize this? Yeah, .22-250 is okay but it could be a .308, .243, .223, 6.5x55mm, .270, .30-06 or 7x57mm. It's a ton of calibers, and a beautiful rifle

I just despise the iron sights

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That's so flippen cool.
I wish we could buy firearms in South Africa as easily as one can in some parts of the US. If not all firearms at least bolt actions, single shots, side by sides, over unders and pump actions

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I've found some absolutely amazing things at yardsales before. I think it's because I've always lived in places where hunting culture is absolutely huge or just part of the area's way of life

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Ja if youre in an area like that it really helps. A friend of mine is possibly gonna get rid of his 2 old Lee Enfields and he offerd the one to me, and I'll gladly take it but then I'd need a different type of firearms license, a new gun safe and I'll need to go though competency certificates and get the new license form the police which can literally take up to 2 years here. Worth it though 😂

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I've literally just traded a loaf of bread for a rifle before lmao

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Sounds like the dream to me lol

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Right, so, the CZ 550.
This rifle comes in all sorts of normal calibers like .223, .22-250, 7×57, .308 and even 9.3x62

But then things get a little....crazy. The CZ 550 is available in calibers like .375 H&H, .416 Rigby and up to the might .500 Jeffery, but that's not the crazy part.
The crazy part is the ".600 Overkill" cartridge designed specifically for the CZ 550. This monster cartridge and fling a 900 grain projectile at more than 2,400fps producing over 10.000ft/lbs of energy....apparently it can do the same with 1000 grain projectiles too.

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The Rossi R95 could be a nice rifle that could work with this threads concept.

The Rossi R95 is lever action rifle available in .30-30, .357 Mag, .360 Buckhammer, .44 Mag, .444 Marlin and ofcourse .45-70

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Same can be said for the Marlin 336

.30-30,.32 Special,.35 Rem, .36rpp,.360BH, .308Marlin Express, .338 Marlin Express,.356 winchester, and .30-30 Ackley Improved and a ton of wildcats I don't have room for

Here's a .338 MX

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I feel like at this point, it would be just wrong to ask for more Lever rifles in game without mentioning the Winchester 1895....again

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Artstation.com already has some incredibly detailed models that EW could use, and I bet the artists would be willing to design some amazing uniques

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I'd be absolutely stoked if EW announced the 1895

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It's one of my top 3 most wanted rifles

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So here's an interesting thing about the Lee Enfield rifles. Although they all originally came in .303 British, after WW2 when they where phased out of infantry service in favor of the L1A1 and such, there were some that were taken and converted to fire .308 Winchester for Sniper useage. On the left is a L42A2 and on the right is a L8A1, both converted from Enfield No.4 Mk.2's

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Just saw this one. This is the Gibbs Summit rifle, which is really just a Enfield but rechamberd to .45-70

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I've been on a bit of an Enfield phase for the past few days. I now think .303 could go for a slight Buff in game and that we should recive both a .308 version for the current. 303 in game and a No.4 Mk.2 just because it looks nice

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How about a mini martini? I found something called the rook rifle which came in several small, odd calibers but .22 as well

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Could really go for a sleek double rifle in 7x57 or 8mm mauser

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#1334497990236180534 they are over/unders tho

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I love the O/U rifles as well
The 9.3×74R O/U is my absolute favorite from Hunter Classic

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Exactly the one I wish we had

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Here's an interesting example of a rifle loved by many.
This is a Winchester model 70. The Model 70 is well known internationally as quite a remarkable hunting rifle, especially the pre-'64 models. The Winchester model 70 is available in up to 46 different calibers straight from the factory.

This one in the photo is an example of a Winchester Model 70 made chambered for .470 Capstick, which is a good large & dangerous game caliber. The .470 Capstick is named after Peter Hathaway Capstick.

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Basic as they come, the Remington 700 can and has been chambered for a hundred different cartridges from the factory and who knows how many wildcat cartridges

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Tikka's hunting rifled are incredible and I'd love to see a few options with one of these

Seriously EW,

Two alternate calibers for each rifle/handgun that can have one would be such a massive improvement

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.308 L42A1 with a fixed 4X magnification scope, anyone ?

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I'll take it, I'd take a .303 too

Edit: if it fits .308 Winchester there are a few other options like. 243, .338 federal, .358 Winchester too

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I like this idea but how would this work in the awful COTW UI ??? Its' already confusing enough ....

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I'm not entirely sure what would work best honestly. The ideas I've had vary depending on if EW implements the customisation as something similar to the visual customisation available for firearms in game already or if they implement it as every different caliber of the same model firearm you buy is considered a different firearm. The latter would certainly call for a rework of the storage UI and perhaps the store UI as well, but I also think the latter would be the best implementation of caliber customization

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I'd personally love a drop down menu when you click the buy/add to inventory button that displays the caliber and price (either for conversion or new purchase)

Like Huntsman .270- 12000
.30-06- 12000 (new) 8,000 (conversion)
.35 W - 12000 (new), 8,000 (conversion)

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. 270 in a lever action could be incredible, and this model also fits .30-06 just fine so it could theoretically be chambered in 9.3x62mm as well

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Is this a BLR ?

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Yup, browning BLR. Box magazine so it can use anything from .223 to .338

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I absolutely adore the BLR
I wouldn't mind one in .30-06 or .308 for some bush hunting, they're just hard to come by here

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Now, is that the original .405 Winchester or a custom made 9.3x62mm like this one?

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I also had no idea that someone actually rechamberd a 1895 for 9.3x62mm but I absolutely love it

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I didn't know either but I did a little looking and it turned out someone had done exactly that for a hunting trip to Africa, specifically for eland, but used it effectively on several large antelope and buffalo

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Sabatti Sapphire, available in 9 cartridges from .243 to .300 win mag

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I recommend having a look, they've got some very interesting designs

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After a quick glance I already really live their Model 870 Rover, the first rifle, and the Model 90 in the second photo. The first rifle is a 9.3x62 with a 22' barrel. All I know about the second is it's a Model 90 in .30-06

It also seems the Model 870 is available in, .22-250, .223 Rem, .243 Win, 6mm BR Rem, 6.5x47 Lapua, 7mm-08, 7.62x39, .308, .25-06, .270 Win, 6.5x55, .30-06, 7mm Rem Mag and .300 Win Mag so it fits the idea of this thread very very well

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Glad you like them, here's another interesting weapon they make, sadly few caliber choices but what's there is useful

The Forest, a combination gun with a smooth bore shotgun barrel over a rifle barrel. It serves the same role as the Grelk drilling with less weight one less shotgun round. 12ga/8mm would be my first choice but 20ga/.22 Hornet would be super useful too

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I'd honestly pick this over the Grelk any day just because it's a sleaker design which I really appreciate

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Agreed, I love the design and utility it has, I'd love to have one of these for general purpose hunting and such. I love having the choice to take a rabbit or a deer with the same weapon and not have to break it down to change barrels like I would with a single shot

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And it's doesn't have the weight of the third barrel which would definitely be nice on an extended walk or weaving through bushes in funny positions

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I honestly need a Olsen .308 but in .30-06

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YES, PLEASE EW. LISTEN TO THIS MAN

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It's as close as I'm getting to a Ruger M77 Mk.ii with a all weather boat paddle stock in .30-06 in game untill they add it to the game

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True, let me add a new caliber for the "strange but true" section of calibers the .416 Thumber, all the power of a .416 Remington in a short action rifle! Why would you want a light weight short action rifle in a caliber with nearly 70 pounds of felt recoil in a 10 pound rifle? No earthly idea, but it exists

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Perhaps, the user dislikes their shoulder and believes it should be tortured ? That's the best explanation I have lol

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I mentioned the Ruger M77 Mk.ii a little while ago, and I'm pretty sure I have before that, and I'm about to do it again. The M77 Mk.ii would be a great candidate for "flagship" rifle for this feature. It comes in an insane number of calibers, also it's just such a good looking and nice to handel rifle in my opinion. At about 8-8.5 pounds total weight, it's a great spot and stalk gun. From my experience, the .30-06 version really gets work done here in SA

Anyways here's the factory standard calibers for it.

Rimfire and Small Calibers: .17 HMR, .17 HM2, .17 Hornet, .204 Ruger, .22 Hornet, .220 Swift, .222 Rem, .223 Rem, .22-250 Rem

Medium Calibers: .243 Win, .250 Savage, .257 Roberts, .260 Rem, 6mm PPC, 6.5x55mm Swedish, 6.5 Creedmoor, 6.8mm SPC, .270 Win, 7x57mm Mauser, 7mm-08 Rem, .280 Rem, .284 Win, .308 Win, .30-06 Springfield, .338 Federal

Magnum and Large Calibers: .25-06 Rem, .270 Weatherby Mag, 7mm Rem Mag, .300 Win Mag, .300 Weatherby Mag, .300 RCM, .338 Win Mag, .338 RCM, .340 Weatherby Mag, .350 Rem Mag, .35 Whelen, .375 H&H Mag, .375 Ruger, .404 Jeffery, .416 Ruger, .416 Rigby, .425 Express, .450 Bushmaster, .458 Lott

Pistol Calibers: .357 Mag, .44 Mag

Specialty Calibers: .275 Rigby (Lipsey’s special run), 8mm Rem Mag

They're also available in 9.3x62 Mauser, I'm just not certain if it's a factory standard caliber.

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The m.77 Guide rifle has to be my favorite Ruger. 9.3x62mm, .35 Whelen and a handful of other "Safari Grade" calibers make it a versatile and powerful hunter

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this with a nice dark wood stock 👌

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That'd be the Hawkeye African, same calibers but slightly longer barrel and walnut stock

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BLR. Anything between .243 and .358 Winchester. Even including. 30-06, .270, .7mm magnum and .338 mag

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We NEED more lever guns in game and the BLR is my #1 pick

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Unrelated to caliber customization, i kinda wish I could mount the red dot on the AR-15 in game like this

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This is an example of caliber swap I'd absolutely love in Cotw
This is the Weatherby Mark V dangerous game rifle, it's very very similar to the .300 Canning Magnum (the .300 is based on the Mark V)
This specific variant of the Mark V is chambered for .416 Weatherby Magnum, which packs the punch of .416 Rigby, but also can reach out to 300yard easily making it perfect for both plains game like gemsbok and Wildebeest and for the biggest game like Cape Buffalo

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This please, and fix the awful sights on this thing

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120, nice and round number now

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This reminded me of the post I made about one of Layton Lakes' first missions, I suggested a Huntsman rifle in .30-06 as a reward

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Seeming that were getting a beautiful Marlin Model 336 in .30-30 with the new map I think I'll mention it here.

The Model 336 is currently only available in .30-30 but historically has been available in .219 Zipper, .307 Winchester, .35 Remington, .32-40 WCF, .32 Special, .338 Marlin Express, .356 Winchester, .375 Winchester, .38-55 Winchester, .44 Magnum and .410 bore
So quite a variety of calibers

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I wouldn’t mind if they offered this in several or all of those calibers.

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Ok this is just a rifle I really like so I'll harp on about it again because I just thought about it.
These are the M24 SWS and M24A3 SWS respectively. They're both just military issue versions of the Remington Model 700 for those that don't know. The M24 SWS is a .308 Winchester variant with a 5rnd internal magazine where as the M24A3 SWS is a .338 Lapua 5rd box magazine variant.

These would really just slot in with the M700 in game were this mechanic ever implemented, but I though I'd just talk about a rifle I really love again

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I had a thought thos morning, why can I not make the coumo pistol a .357 magnum? Or a .454? .223? .308? I mean, the thing has a lion engraved on it why can it not be a lion hunting caliber?

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Thinking about this earlier, but the Vallagarda .375 could also be chambered for the .338 and .416 or .458. I'd absolutely love to have a .338 in a traditional style rifle

Even if the front sight bead is annoyingly small

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It's really interesting when you look into the irl counterparts for the firearms in game and see how many options we could have if EW decided to implement a mechanic like this

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Generally, just about every rifle in the game could have two additional calibers to swap too, several of which are actually in game now.

The revolvers are a bit different but the single shot pistols especially are good for caliber swapping. I'd love to see the option for even just 2 alternatives. I know I use the Huntsman rifle as my example a lot so I'll use the Coachmate for this example.

Coachmate .45-70, 48k/4-9
Coachmate .444, 48k/ 4-8
Coachmate .450 magnum, 48k/7-9

All three calibers handle things a little differently but they work together to make it a way more viable gun for any loadout

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The Huntsman is a good example to be fair
I'd be glad if we could get atleast 2 alternative calibers per rifle but I wanna aim big lol

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.35 Whelen and .30-06 would be outstanding options for the Huntsman, I genuinely love the iron sights on that rifle. Unlike the eckers, I just don't like the model of the .30-06

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I love .30-06 both irl and in game but I also really dislike the eckers, and the Huntsman is just 👌
Just wish I could choice to load it like an internal magazine rifle

I genuinely wonder tho if the devs have considered this idea though, not necessarily because of me but just the idea itself

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I'd hope so, I had a thread on this a long time ago so it's been on the radar before

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I've been playing the game for ages but I've only been active on the official discord basically the last 6 or 7 months so I've missed a ton of comunity suggestions

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#1332536910354317385
I had an older one too but I can't get it to pull up

I had to do some searching but I found it #1250061263019573339

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I think I saw the latter of the two, I havent seen the first one before now though

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Wish we could get more single shots just bought one like this irl in .270

Winchester 1885 highwall

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The single shots would be ideal for this because they often come in so many calibers...and they just have a special charm about them

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Definitely agree elegance over cool factor

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I know this is as basic a rifle design as there can be but I'd still love to have this option. You can chamber this type of rifle in literally any cartridge imaginable but I'd love to see some of the old school rimmed cartridges like .38-55 or the newer straight wall cartridges like .350 legend or .360 buckhammer got some interest

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So the Weatherby Mark.V (.270 Huntsman) comes in some rather interesting calibers, namely;
.240 Wby Mag
.257 Wby Mag
.270 Wby Mag
30-378 Wby Mag
.300 Wby Mag
338-378 Wby Mag
.340 Wby Mag
.378 Wby Mag
.416 Wby Mag
.460 Wby Mag
6.5 Wby RPM
6.5-300 Wby Mag
7mm Wby Mag

So the long and the short is, they like chambering their rifles in their home made calibers, which is really cool and unique imo

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Love the idea, was also looking for a wood stock alternative for my .22-250.

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Thats a realy good idea imagine going fox hunting with it

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I wish for this still

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Itd be a huge improvement for honestly very little work, it wouldn't even affect the in game models

A game ready model of the Marlin 1895, we have one already in .45-70 which is a dumpster fire (less range and stopping power than a pistol apparently) but there's a handful of other calibers we could have that are really impressive 7-9 class monsters
.444 Marlin
.450 Marlin
.50 Alaskan
To name a few

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Even so, I'd like a 6-9 cartridge with some proper kick

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That should have been the .45-70 from the outset

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Exactly, so just buff it ffs
Also the 375's lighter bullets are used for things like zebra

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Omg if I could

If i played on PC id have modded it to have realistic ammo